I think he missed the foundation of being a Christian. Accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior.
He claims he did that for decades,
and then he fell away.
That is the problem with "Once Saved, Always Saved."
- But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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- Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
- But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
- For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Matthew, Catholic chapter twenty four, Protestant verse thirteen,
Hebrews, Catholic chapter three, Protestant verses twelve to fourteen,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James